Upcoming Performances
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- Sunday, October 27, 2013 2:00pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 114th Street
New York, NY - Winter Concert
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New York, NY - Spring Concert
- Sunday, May 4, 2014 2:00pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 114th Street
New York, NY
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Concerto Archive
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsMusic by Dmitri Shostakovich. -
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsThis final concerto of the famous set is darkly scored for two viola da braccio, two viole da gamba, cello, violone, and harpsichord. -
Concerto “in the Old Style” for Three Solo Violins and Orchestra
Posted on June 16, 2012 | No CommentsThe CONCERTO "in the old style" FOR THREE SOLO VIOLINS AND STRING ORCHESTRA was commissioned in 1994 by Marc Mostovoy and premiered the work on January 8, 1995 in Philadelphia. -
Concerto for Trombone
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsRimsky-Korsakov is best known for large-scale works – operas and symphonies, as well as chamber works, which are staples of Russian romantic music. Less-well known, however, is that he initially... -
Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsThis piece represents one of the highest achievements of Mozart’s art. It is at once a symphony and a concerto, and showcases both the violin and the viola (the latter... -
Horn Concerto No. 2
Posted on May 2, 2010 | No CommentsBetween 1783 and 1791 Mozart wrote four horn concertos and a horn quintet. All of these works were dedicated to one person – Joseph Leutgeb. Leutgeb was an acclaimed performer... -
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Minor
Posted on October 25, 2009 | No CommentsÉdouard Lalo (1823-1892) was a prominent French romantic composer. He attended the Paris Conservatory and was active as a string player and teacher. He became well-known as a composer of... -
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Posted on October 25, 2009 | No CommentsIn 1721 Bach dedicated a set of six concerti for diverse instruments to Markgraf Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg. At that time Bach was the resident Kapellmeister for Prince Leopold of... -
Concerto in A for Double Bass
Posted on May 3, 2009 | No CommentsBorn in Venice, Domenico Dragonetti (1763-1846) was the pre-eminent double-bass virtuoso of his time. Early on, he displayed his remarkable musical gifts on the violin and guitar before turning to... -
Piano Concerto No. 3
Posted on October 26, 2008 | No CommentsIf you walk along 57th Street near Broadway, you can still see it. On the side of an ordinary-looking building, a small bronze plaque: “The great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók... -
Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra
Posted on October 28, 2007 | No CommentsBorn in 1865, Jean Sibelius grew to be considered a national hero in his native Finland. A Romantic Nationalist, Sibelius even had his picture on the $100 Mark for a... -
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor
Posted on February 4, 2007 | No CommentsThis concerto was Brahms’ first attempt at symphonic writing. He sketched the majority of the work in 1856. For a while it took the form of a two-piano sonata; then... -
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor
Posted on October 30, 2005 | No CommentsMozart’s twenty-seven piano concerti represent the absolute apotheosis of the form: in the same way that Haydn perfected the string quartet, Mozart took the piano concerto and brought it to... -
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra in Bb Major
Posted on May 15, 2005 | No CommentsHandel was a keyboard virtuoso as well as a great composer. He wrote 15 organ concerti between 1735 and 1751, and has been credited as being the first to compose... -
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in E Minor
Posted on February 6, 2005 | No CommentsSir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) was a dominant force in English music at the turn of the 20th century. His magnificent ‘cello concerto was composed in 1919; more recently, it has... -
Piano Concerto in G Major
Posted on October 24, 2004 | No CommentsNo notes available. -
Concerto in D Major
Posted on May 1, 2004 | No CommentsMany of Bach’s cantatas and oratorios include instrumental sections, such as sinfonias or overtures, which are musical masterpieces in their own right. Bach freely interchanged his compositions as he saw... -
Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra
Posted on March 8, 2004 | No CommentsThis concerto is certainly one of the most familiar, and best-loved, works in the entire violin repertoire. It was composed in 1844 expressly for the violin virtuoso Ferdinand David and... -
Bassoon Concerto in C Major
Posted on October 25, 2003 | No CommentsVivaldi, himself a violinist, wrote over 500 concertos, and interestingly enough, besides the 230 for violin, wrote more concertos for the bassoon than for any other instrument. Even though, like... -
Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra
Posted on October 25, 2003 | No CommentsWritten in 1954, this short 3-movement work was Vaughan Williams’ last concerto. It is a compact work, with 2 modernistic outside movements surrounding a slow movement. It begins with a...
